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Explore the overall rankings of the best albums in history, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"Etta James is a gutsy and versatile singer ranging across the styles popular at the turn of the decade: blues, R&B, doo-wop, gospel, jazz, and the emerging soul. After some success in the early 60s, though her work continued to attract critical attention, she stopped being popular, and by the lat..." [+] Reply
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1960
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2,193
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"There are lots of bands out there priding themselves on making lo-fi indie. This album shows that you can do that and stil be accessible. That Dress Looks Nice on You, Abraham and the title track are all very nice but the best is the closer, Transfiguration, a lilting, banjo-driven, unapologetica..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2004
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2,192
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"The repetitive nature and lack of quality lyrics in tunes like Never Learnt to Share "but I don't blame them..." are the things that ultimately spoiled this album for me. It has some awesome moments, and I find it hard to not appreciate the production (that bass...), but I can't listen to the ent..." [+] Reply
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craola | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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2,185
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"I respectfully disagree with the below comment. Taylor Swift has often had high profile collaborators and producers (Max Martin; Jack Antonoff etc.). Taylor's records tend to sound both like Taylor and her collaborators. I see it as a strength rather than a weakness, which has enabled Taylor to c..." [+] Reply
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2020
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2,181
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"This anticipates everything the Foos ever did and it gets bonus points for being the first album. At that time, no one ever thought we would hear anything more about or from Dave Grohl. The first three tracks are still unbeaten by anything they ever did in all the years later." Reply
- jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1995
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2,180
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"A chore to listen to in its entirety but what an original debut! Muse might possibly have been the most interesting act to follow since Radiohead's "OK, Computer" (1995). As a mediocre three-chord-guitarist, I humbly take off my imaginary hat to pay respect to Matthew Bellamy's obvious guitar vir..." [+] Reply
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1999
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2,178
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"'Scott 4', by far Scott Walker's best album, maintained the Brel influence of his previous three, but now the material (a decadent mileu of prostitutes, gansters and misfits) and his operatic vocal style, was all his own. Whereas the arrangements on his previous albums were influenced by Bacharac..." [+] Reply
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1969
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2,176
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"After a slightly disappointing 2nd album (You're Gonna Get It), Petty & the band broke out big with this album. Showing some punk attitude and the frustration over a recent fight with their record comany, Petty comes out with a bit of a snarl and a collection of great songs. From start to finish,..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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"Outside of OK Computer, I don't know if there was ever a more necessary album for the well-being of a band. Blur was a thread away from being dead and buried for good, especially after a brutal trip to the US where our love for grunge was blinding us in 1992 and 1993 (I myself would not hear of B..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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"I don't know if two albums were really necessary for this release, but it's still a good debut for James Murphy's popular project. I love his faux Beatles tune on track five, Daft Punk... is a classic hit, and Tribulations is an outstanding dance smash. It's just too much for me by the end. It's ..." [+] Reply
- ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2005
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,401 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,747 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,959 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,007 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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155 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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Best Ever
Artists
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The Beatles
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Radiohead
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Pink Floyd
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David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
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Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
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Nirvana
